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Defect engineering on V2O3 cathode for long-cycling aqueous zinc metal batteries

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  • Kefu Zhu

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Shiqiang Wei

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Hongwei Shou

    (University of Science and Technology of China
    University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Feiran Shen

    (Spallation Neutron Source Science Center)

  • Shuangming Chen

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Pengjun Zhang

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Changda Wang

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Yuyang Cao

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Xin Guo

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Mi Luo

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Hongjun Zhang

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Bangjiao Ye

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Xiaojun Wu

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Lunhua He

    (Spallation Neutron Source Science Center
    Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory)

  • Li Song

    (University of Science and Technology of China)

Abstract

Defect engineering is a strategy that is attracting widespread attention for the possibility of modifying battery active materials in order to improve the cycling stability of the electrodes. However, accurate investigation and quantification of the effect of the defects on the electrochemical energy storage performance of the cell are not trivial tasks. Herein, we report the quantification of vanadium-defective clusters (i.e., up to 5.7%) in the V2O3 lattice via neutron and X-ray powder diffraction measurements, positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy, and synchrotron-based X-ray analysis. When the vanadium-defective V2O3 is employed as cathode active material in an aqueous Zn coin cell configuration, capacity retention of about 81% after 30,000 cycles at 5 A g−1 is achieved. Density functional theory calculations indicate that the vanadium-defective clusters can provide favorable sites for reversible Zn-ion storage. Moreover, the vanadium-defective clusters allow the storage of Zn ions in V2O3, which reduces the electrostatic interaction between the host material and the multivalent ions.

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  • Kefu Zhu & Shiqiang Wei & Hongwei Shou & Feiran Shen & Shuangming Chen & Pengjun Zhang & Changda Wang & Yuyang Cao & Xin Guo & Mi Luo & Hongjun Zhang & Bangjiao Ye & Xiaojun Wu & Lunhua He & Li Song, 2021. "Defect engineering on V2O3 cathode for long-cycling aqueous zinc metal batteries," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:12:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-021-27203-w
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27203-w
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